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?hr Countn ttrrtri. K1NGSTREE. S. C C. W. WOLFE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATfii?: One wpy. one year. ? ? ? $1.00 0.:e copy, six tnunrh*. ? ? - .5 i O^e copy, tlire** months. ? ? .25 Subscription payable i? advance. ADVERTISING RATES: One inch. first insertion, $1.00: each ub?eque(it insertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect over l"0 words charged for a* regular advertisments Liberal reduction on advertising made for three, six and twelve months contracts. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal nature will be published except as an advertisement. Address all letter- and make all drafts parableto C. W. Woi.FE, Kingstree. S. C. ??? ????i? THURSDAY. JULY 4. 1907. The Duty of the Citizen, In our complex civilization it is impossible for one man to live entirely to himself. To make such an experiment would be to achieve failure and reap the woes of a sad experieuce. Inter-relation and inter-dependence run through all the affairs ot human life. This is in accord with the design of nature; and if, as Tennyson says; "I am a part of every man I meet," the uniMpfnnato iriditdd nftl vho nrv?f#>rs it solitary existence, must be a oneideaed person indeed. Nature abho rs selfishness aud God t t never intended that the inhabitants of earth should be selfish in their thoughts, puiposes or manner of dealing with one another. Every* where in nature is manifested the Divine idea of nrutual helpfulness and unselfishness, and so it should be in our human relations. It is inevitable that every individual should be to a certain extent depend' ?x ? i?r.n l U? 1,1 em? ull nis iciivw-iuau, auu urguvuiu ever be ready and willing to give as readily as he 'takes from his associates. To recognize and carry out this principle is the orst duty of citizenship. There must be a general sympathy and oneness if the best is gotten out human life in the vway of true happiness and success. .No occupation in life isnndependof all others. In our body politic what affects the individual affects our whole citizenship. Every individual of a community is to a certain extent responsible for its government, and, withal, for the moral, industrial and intellectual development of that community. The duty of the citizen, therefore, 4 is to do everything in his power to build up his community. He ought to aee to it that so far as his vote and influence go the very best men are put in charge of public affairs, men of broud views, public spirit and good judgment. Not the narrow, designing demagague, who by sewing the dragon's teeth of Kofro/t and diaaension nlaces himself UM*.?vw * X into power and prominence. A man of that stamp may be as brilliant as Lucifer himself?whose intelligence has never been discounted?and yet the light that emanates from him is but the fierce lightning that withers and blasts that with which it comes in COitact. Good school and church privileges are of the greatest possible benefit. Nothing speaks better for a communitv?be it town or country?and mftrfl tn ih? nroaneritv. than handsome school-houses and church buildings. A dollar invested in these great institutions yields large returns, not only to the giver, bnt to the community at ia general. Then it is the duty of the citizen to encourage by every legitimate I \ V I means the coming of capital. A J | capitalist or corporation is not an! jenemy to the public welfare except! when their privileges are abused, i | Tnr investment of capital aud the i establishment of productive indmt| ries are far more likelv to be bea?j ficial to a couiniunity than to opI press its people. It is the duty of . the citizen to correct any attempt at oppression, but at the same time to allow a corporation the same rights and privileges that are accorded to the individual. As in these instances enumerated so it is the duty of the c.tizeu to rise above entirely selfish and persona! ends in the affairs of the life. We are too prone to ask the question, "will it benefit it me!'," which when answered negatively the matter under consideration is usually dismissed as of no account. This should not be so; and it is one of the strauge inconsistencies of human kind that a man will ofttimes shed his blood, or even give his life, from i a sense of patriotic duty, and vet hesitate to lose a few dollars when the same principle is at stake. These are men who act from impulse rather than a calm and steadfast purpose of right. The man who acts from principle on the losing side, and who adheres to his conviction of right with a tenacity and fixedness of purpose in the face of opposition is the highest type of a citizen, and when such tnen are in the majority, a community or a State will re<tch its highest degree of real happiness and enlightenment and intelligent government. The latest addition to our exchanges is the Branchrilie Journal, ' whose initial number reached our desk this week. The Journal's first issue is highly creditable in every department and typographically is j "a thing of beauty." From the i advertising patronage given it The j Journal seems to fill the proverbial "long-felt want." While the vote was not near so large as it should have been the result of the electiou the bond question is extremely gratifying. Not ll L.1C ~? i.L mure lima ami ui lae tjuaiiudu >uicio of the town expressed themselves, but we feel sure that had every man v oted the proportion would not have been less. Many friends of the school, assuming that the result was a foregone conclusion, failed to cast their votes. By such negligence they showed a lack of interest that is difficult to understand when we feel assured that they are in sympathy with the cause cf education. However, the election was overwhelmingly carried the right way and those too luke-warm to vote ; may find themselves called upon to I pay a little more tax to meet the I higher rate of interest on the bonds, I that might have been avoided bad they all come out and voted. Our friend Wolfe, of the Kingstree Record,must have been running his engine some since he put in his new plant. We note that he has run two engines out of business in the last few months and has now ordered a third and cannot get out his paper until it arrives. He has our sympathy. We have caught hold of the handle ourselves under such circumstances and played engine; it is not nice business, | but we recommend it to Brother j Wolfe, if he caunot do better. We might even volunteer to go down and help him, having had some experience in that line. ? Florence Timet. The trouble is with our press there is no handle to take hold of. We hope to be out of the Slough of Despond shortly, however. * A * t HEWS NOTES FBOH SALTEBS Hatters ot Interest Reported from a Thriving Community. SALTEKS Depot, July 3:?There j was an ice cream festival at the! Methodist parsonage on Tuesday evening, June 25. Quite a crowd of, young people were in attendacce and; tne occasion was much enjoyed. A j neat sum was realized, which will be used to get a new altar for the church. A postoffice inspector was here some weeks ago looking over a new K. F. D. route from this place to u I u? C..? .,.,,1 nc.ueiuuuu, aiuuuu uy uauucc ?u? back to Salters, which he has recommended. The W. 0. W. lodge is contemplating having an ice-cream social during the month of July. Their hall having been completed, thef are now occupying it and have it nicely fitted up. Messrs J A Whitfield, Louis A Whitfield, A K Mosely, J G Lifrage and V E Lifrage attended court at Kingstree la3t week, the first two as jurymeu. Mrs Jno. M Salters is spending sometime at Rock Hill. Dr L B Salters is home for a few days. . Mrs L W Turner and children of Charleston are visiting the family of Mr A H }Iosely. Miss Lizzie McClary of Kingstree is visiting relatives here. Miss Florie Stubbs has gone to her home in Marlboro county to spend the summer. Messrs E T Hamer and J C Everett went to the Jamestown exposition on Thursday to take in Carolina day. Mrs J C Everett and Miss Estelle Whitfield have returned from Laurens, where they went as delegates to the State meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. Mr B B Chandler of Home spent last Tuesday with the family ot Rev J 0 Carraway. Mr Henry Davis, now of Florence, spent Sunday with his father, Mr J E Davis. Mr C S Moseley of Charleston spent Friday at his home here. Mr Edward Carraway, a brother of Kev J U Uarraway, nas movea to Salters, where he expects to stay for a while. Mr Carrawav is from Virginia, but has been liying in Georgia for the past year. Mr Ted McCollough is home from school at Columbia for his vacation. ! Thursday, July 18, will be Children's day at the Salters Methodist church. The ACL railroad will soon move the section house off the rightof-way at this place back on one of the lots recently cut off from the lands of Judge T E Salters. This will be quite an improvement in the looks of that part of town. There is talk of a brick drug store being put up here in the near future. At a recent meeting of the patrons of the Salters school Miss Etta Jacobs was elected to teach the next term. There is talk of hiring an assistant teacher; and the question is also agitated of making this a special school district. Kev Mr Goodwiu of Rome was noted on the streets here one day lnaf wppLv Mr B W Butler, the popular manage of the Kingstree Dry Goods Co. of Kingstree, accompanied by Mrs Butler, was noted in town a short while Sunday. Mr Eugene Montgomery and little son were also visitors in town Sunday. Salters Depot. Nearly all old-fasioned Cough Syrups are constipating, especially those that contain opiates. They don't act just right. Kennedy's : Laxative Cough Syrup contains no i opiates. It drives the cold out of 1 the system by gently moving the j bowels. Contains Honey and Tar < and tastes nearly as good as maple ( syrup. Children like it Sold by < W L Wallace, M D. < t THE NEWS AT QREELYVILLE Farmers Cheerful Over Crop Condi- f tions -Personal and Social items, j i (Ireej.yville, July 1:?The long'1 looked for rain arrived Saturday; * crops were very much in need of it * and farmers are hupp}' today. Mise Ethel Ferrell is spending a ' few davs with her aunt, Mrs 8 J 1 l Taylor.' Quite a number of our young people took in the sociable last Wednesday evening giveQ- at the reaideuce of Mr Odom, near Salter* 1 Depot. All report having spent -a very pleasaut evening. A moon-light picnic was given in houor of the Misses Stuckey last ' Thursday evening at the residence of Mr E C Spanu. The weather was very inclement, but quite a number of the young foUs biaved the terrors of the elements, and from their loud praises of the pleasure this occasion afforded them, we are convinced that their biavery was rewarded. After a very pleasant evening the young folks were served with cake, ice cream aud water-melons. The Misses Stuckey, after a very pleasant visit to relatives and friends in our community, have returned to their home in Statesburg, very much to the regret of some of our young men. It is whispered around that we are to lose one of our fairest daugh!;ers and judging from the uumber of visits a certain red horse has paid our city (coming from the direction of Kingstree), there might be something in Dame Rumor's gossip. The Misses Ridgeway of Manning are spending a few days with their parents at this place. Children's day was celebrated at the Baptist church here yesterday Quite a crowd attended and the children did nicely, reflecting credit on their teachers. A collection was i taken for the Bible fund and something orei $10 contributed. We have at last secured the services of a good barber. He comes from the College for Barbers in Atlanta. He is a good man and a good barber and fills a long felt need in our city. Your correspondent noted the ( fact that Mr J P Epps sent in, on the 25th, a cotton-bloom. W hv,Mr 1 i Editor we have had cotton blooms through this section fully two , weeks. Mr S J Taylor has cotton bolls almost half-grown. (Mr Epps ' sent his in. We can't count tnose we don't see?Ed. The Record.) : Joe. BISHOP CAPERS PARALYZED. Beloved Head of Episcopal Church j Slowly SinUig. ( Bishop Capers, the beloved head (j aP rYtd IT.nia^nnal r?hn?/?Vi a vofmn a V/l WUV AJ^'IOVV^UI VUHIVU) M fVkVAWM ^ with a noble record in the War between the states,' is slowly sinking. He was stricken with paralysis on Saturday and a message to The State through the train dispatcher at Cedar Mountain, where the Bishop is staying, reported him sinking last nigl^. Communication with that point is hard to get it is very much out of the way. For a long time Bishop Capers has been in bad health and his friends have been very much concerned for him. At the last meeting of council a bishop coadjutor was elected to divide the burden of the church in the work of the church in the stale with the bishop. All over the State are going up prayers for him, for few men enjoy the love and universal respect that (j Bishop Capers does. In every walk \ of he has shown himself a noble . man and a strong one. > Tjiter?At last accounts Bishou t " ~ * I ^ Capers condition slightly improved. rf ?The State. \ K ? 0 When there is the slightest indi- js gestion, heart barn, flatulence or any v form of stomach trouble take a lit- ? tie Kodol occasionally and you will 5 be afforded prompt relief. Kodol is ^ % compound of vegetable acids and ^ jontaina the juices found in a healthy ^ itomach. Kodol digests what you * ?at, makes your food do you good, f Sold by W L Wallace, M D. A j f , . Jf-'r'i -fj "A Friend in Need " Last week the little explanatory meet we 8vnt out was pnnteil at the aat moment on our job press, after ?e had exhausted every means to get 5 ee; gin to work long enough to operate the press. Now. it takes a week )r ten days togetan engine here after ordering one, and we should probably have been as much emlarrassed this week as last, but for the kindness of our friend, Mr W H Carr, manager of the Kingstree Hardware! Co., who seeing our unfortunate pie-1 iicament, kindly tendered as the loan of a gasoline engine he had in stock, a McVicker. By connecting this to the driving wheel of our broken engine we are enabled get the pa[>er out,<>r at least we expect to do unless some further mishap occurs. To Brother Carr and the Kingstree Hardware Co. We return our sincere thanks, as a friend iu need is a friend indeed, WILL SAVE TOU MONEY. I 1 AM REPRESENTING THE CHEBAW DOOR AND SASH CO. AND WILL BE PLEASED TO QUOTE YOU PRICE* ON Sash, Doors and all kinds I BatUtaf Material fcafara you doac a trate olMwhero. I also represent J. H. WEARN j A CO., Charlotte, N. C, and can interest you in fancy mantels. My prices are low for high grade material as a comparison with other dealers will prove to you. D. J. Epps, Kingstree, - - S. C. 6-27?3mos * ? Those people who are too rood to live are all dead. Rates to James! The following rates to the Jam next Friday, April 26, have been Season Ticket 60 I Scranton $15 85 $13 Lake City 16 00 12 Cades 16 35 12 Kingstree 16 75 14 Salters / 16 95 14 Lanes 17 20 h Oourdins 17 35 U Coach excursion tickets will be opining of the exposition and wil week thereafter. They are lim tickets will be sold on the day pr sillon and will be on sale daily di tion. IlWIFTF | UUlill xjJjlli i I SF.AM ? V AJAAV U* lil | Refrigerators, I ?> /ce Cream Frt | Doors and W | Plcwer Fot! g) ________ 9 Balance of our Stock of F | TINGS, LACE CURTAINS; ?j fve will close out AT C( 9 Furniture Business. | Cotton ?i Distributors Farm Tmi g( Ji; prices to suit Ij | Complete Stocli \ CASKETS. ^ Will serve yoo day or night and fa 1 KINGSTREE HARD1 ?:@:?:?:@:?:@:@:@:@ :<? w * \ * --IS Ctll at oar store, please, for a free sample package of Dr. Shoep's "Health Coffee.'' If real coffee disturb# your s'omach, your heart or your kidneys then try this < lever Coffee imitation. While Dr. Shoop ha3 very cloeely matched Old Java and Mocha coffee iu flavor and taste, yet he has not a even a single grain of real coffee in it. Dr Shoop's Health Coffee Imitation is made from pure toasted grains-or cereals, with Malts, Nuts, etc. You will , surely like Health Coffee. Sold by People's Mercantile Company. J Tornado Tips! fl There are no localities exempt from j Tornadoes. They know neither fear nor favor. The number of destructive windstorms increase each year. "We aint a'goin to have no tornado." That's what the other fellow said. Now he's living in a tent. Don't delay today and wish tomorrow. The wise man insures. TO.- / 1i-l - J- -* ine luuiwn uutu uucs uuu V^C Are you wise? D. E. Motley & Co., Agents, Lake City, - - S. C. 6-27-2m<M i *Y m Protect Your I Property 1 by Insuring it against fire in 3 (Companies that are above suspicion. We represent several of the largest and most liberal Old Line j companies in the CJnitecTgtates _9 For rates, etc., see or write D. E. Hotley & Co., M at Bank of Lake City. LAKE CITY. S. C. j| town Exposition, , 9 estown exposition, which opens furnished us by the agent here: | 7 Dmys Days 10 Days Coach Excurs'n : 25 $12 00 $7 50 m I 40 12 10 7 70 . -J| 1 65 12 3G 8 .10 ~ J 1 00 12 55 8 55 \ t 1 15 12 70 8 80 ? ; 1 40 12 85 8 90 I 50 12 95 8 95 sold on the day prior to the*. 1 be on sale Tuesdays of each i ited to seven days. The other ior to the opening of the exposing the period of the exposi* * J d.j 1 Yater Coolers, S i 'ezers, Screen- I Endows. J 1 3,^-1 Sizes. lIRNITUM, RUGS, MAT- '! nnri WINDOW XN1DFX 8 If 1ST, as we discontinue <Qj 9 ters, Gueino&m and improv- j? 9 elements at'oB the times, j fl : COFFTNS fcSl rnish oar Handsome New Hearse 2* S WARE COMPANY. ? Ji flH |9B . i ifl B